NCAA Tournament First Round: Former Vegas Bookmaker Releases Five Best Bets

Former Vegas bookmaker Micah Roberts has nailed 16 of his last 24 college basketball picks, and he's got five strong plays for the NCAA Tournament opening round. One of them would return a massive payout on the money line.

It's the most wide-open NCAA Tournament in years, and that means underdogs will be barking. But which ones? Former Vegas bookmaker Micah Roberts (16-8 last 24 picks) has isolated five first-round games in which he loves the higher seeds to cover and potentially win outright.

We can tell you he's taking 11th-seeded Loyola-Chicago +2.5 over sixth-seeded Miami, noting the Ramblers come in supremely confident on a 10-game win streak. Take them on the money line (+125) too.